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  • 3 years ago
Chaoqi is a biscuit cooked in dirt that’s been eaten by people from China’s northwestern region for thousands of years. They say this biscuit is good for the spleen and stomach, and prevents nausea and diarrhoea.

We visited a family that’s been making chaoqi for 21 years to learn about its history and their recipe.

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00:00 Cooking with dirt
00:46 A special type of soil
01:31 Is it safe to eat?
02:23 Chaoqi’s history
02:43 How it’s made
04:22 How it tastes

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Producer: Lyn Yang
Videographer: Patrick Wong
Editor: Nicholas Ko
Animation: Stella Yoo
Mastering: Victor Peña

#China #dirt #mud #unusualfood #strangefood

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